In this side room, Jiang Muyu was sitting in the carriage, listening with great interest to Yun Xuan talking about Liang Qingchen's "battle achievements".

That day at the Prime Minister's residence, Liang Qingchen drank two glasses of wine and began to tease the Prime Minister: "You are so lucky to have married a beautiful and wealthy daughter-in-law. I am here to congratulate you."

As he said this, he toasted the prime minister, who dared not refuse, and drank another glass with him.

Then he put his arm around the prime minister's shoulder and continued, "Among the people in your family, the second son Zhao is the most promising. After a trip to Jiangnan, he brought back a beautiful lady. The eldest son is not so lucky."

Prime Minister Zhao's eldest daughter-in-law died in childbirth last year, and the eldest son did not remarry. Moreover, his health has always been poor, and no one knows when he will die. No noble lady in the capital is willing to marry him as a second wife.

This point completely hit Prime Minister Zhao's sore spot, but the person who spoke was Prince Rui, so the Prime Minister could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger, and still greeted him with a smile, "Your Highness is right, my son is unlucky."

"But the Prime Minister does not need to worry. The eldest son is still young, and your wife can still manage the affairs of state. However, I have heard that businessmen are more capable, and the Shen family will certainly not be too bad. I am afraid that the Prime Minister's Mansion will prosper in the future."

He also implied that his family had married a merchant's daughter.

"Your Highness is right." The Prime Minister wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Master, please don't stop drinking. Look, I've already drunk so much."

The prime minister had no choice but to drink another glass. His alcohol tolerance was average to begin with, and he had drunk quite a bit beforehand. When he met Liang Qingchen, he was deliberately forced to drink by him. He might not even be able to walk straight later.

Liang Qingchen said again: "The third young master of the mansion is not young anymore. I heard that he has several concubines. When will he marry a wife?"

The prime minister has four sons and three daughters, some legitimate and some illegitimate. The third son is an illegitimate son, but he has been raised by the prime minister's wife since he was young and has been especially doted on, so he is a bit indulgent and is a notorious playboy.

After being stabbed again, Prime Minister Zhao could only say, "I'm watching, I'm watching."

Liang Qingchen smiled and said to the people at the same table, "It looks like we'll have another wedding banquet soon."

Several people immediately understood what he meant, and all stood up with their wine glasses in hand, saying, "Then let us congratulate the Prime Minister first, and wish that the Third Young Master will find a good match soon."

Having said that, they all drank the wine in one gulp.

The prime minister had no choice but to return a few more glasses of wine.

In the end, Prime Minister Zhao was helped away by two servants, and he walked unsteadily.

"Hahaha..." Jiang Muyu laughed so hard, "The Prime Minister could have offended anyone else, but he had to offend Liang Qingchen."

Yun Xuan also smiled, "Your Majesty, you didn't see how exciting the Prime Minister's expression was at that time. I almost laughed out loud."

"I have to say that Liang Qingchen is quite good at making people angry. Having served in the same court for so many years, the Prime Minister must be feeling frustrated. No wonder he looks like he is over fifty when he is only in his early forties."

"Uh..." Yun Xuan suddenly whispered, "My queen, you'd better not call the prince by his name. It's not good for others to hear."

Jiang Muyu's smile froze. She almost forgot that although this was a world of novels, it was also a world where men were superior to women and a wife could not call her husband by his name, especially when her husband was a prince of a country.

She complained silently in her heart again: There are so many rules.

Soon, the carriage stopped and the driver's voice came from outside, "Madam, we're here."

Yun Xuan got off the carriage first, then turned around and helped her.

"My lady, this is the hunting ground."

Jiang Muyu looked over and saw that they were outside the fence, and there were special guards with swords guarding it.

Yun Xuan showed the badge representing his identity from the Rui Palace, and the other party respectfully let him pass.

This hunting ground is specially for the dignitaries in Beijing to play. Its area is comparable to a large modern nature reserve, with mountains, water and forests.

A servant came and led her to the stable.

"Are the students from the Royal Academy taking archery lessons here today?"

The servant replied, "That's right. They arrived half an hour ago."

"So where are they now?"

"They should have already gone to the stables to select horses and prepare to go into the woods."

Jiang Muyu nodded in understanding.

Archery classes are about horseback archery. The Royal Academy will conduct practical classes outdoors every once in a while. Although there are also special archery practice areas in the academy, practicing at a target is not as good as going out hunting yourself. After all, the enemy will not stand there and be a target for you on the battlefield.

When they arrived at the horse farm, Jiang Muyu realized that they had entered the grove a quarter of an hour ago.

She couldn't ride a horse or shoot arrows, so she just found a pavilion and sat down to wait.

This course has a time limit. Students must return to the stables every hour to hand in their prey, rest for an incense stick of time, and then change hunting locations. There are a total of three rounds of assessments, and the results are recorded only after the end.

Sitting in another pavilion not far from Jiang Muyu was the young tutor who was in charge of recording grades. She asked Yun Xuan to pass some of the cakes and tea she had brought over.

The other party came over to pay her respects, and she waved her hand and said, "Your Excellency, there is no need to be so polite. I will sit here to enjoy the cool air. Your Excellency, please go and do whatever you want."

Seeing that she was so willing to agree, the young master withdrew.

The scenery of the hunting ground was beautiful. Jiang Muyu didn't feel bored even when she was there. She looked at the grass waves swaying in the wind and the running horses not far away. The breeze blew by, and she just felt very comfortable.

After a long time, she was feeling a little sleepy when she heard Yun Xuan say, "My Lady, they are back."

Hearing this, she looked up and saw people riding horses gradually coming out of the woods not far away.

Jiang Muyu straightened her dress, stood up and stretched her muscles, then said, "Let's go take a look."

She walked over to the young master and watched the students hand in their hunted animals one by one, most of which were pheasants and hares.

"Huh? Why haven't I seen the prince yet?" Yun Xuan stood on tiptoe and looked from afar. People came out of the woods one after another. There were only eleven students on this trip. Now she had counted to the tenth one and still hadn't seen Liang Jinghe. She couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Jiang Muyu was not worried at all and said, "It should take a while."

Yun Xuan pursed his lips and said, "Your Majesty, the prince has always been excellent in his studies, and he ranks among the best in both literature and martial arts. It is really abnormal for him to be like this today."

"Others hunt wild animals, but do you believe he will hunt a wild man?"

"ah?"

Jiang Muyu smiled and said nothing.

After a while, Yun Xuan saw someone finally coming out of the woods. She was delighted: "It's the prince!"

But then I was puzzled: "Why did the prince come out on a horse? It seems that there is someone sitting on his horse?"

really.

Jiang Muyu looked at the person walking slowly towards him on a horse and sighed softly. The scene was exactly the same as in the original text.

Liang Jinghe walked into the stables, leading his horse. Sitting on his horse was a little girl. The girl was as pretty as a piece of jade, with a tender face, round eyes, a pretty nose, and cherry lips. She had the gentle and graceful air of a Jiangnan water town, as well as a bit of the spirit that comes from being brought up delicately. Such an exquisite and beautiful girl would be liked by everyone who saw her.

"She is worthy of being the heroine. She is so beautiful at such a young age." She sighed in her heart.

When Liang Jinghe saw Jiang Muyu, he was stunned for a moment before he walked over and bowed politely, "My son has met his mother."

"No need to be polite, He'er." She saw that Liang Jinghe had obvious scratches on his wrists and knew that they were left by saving the heroine. She didn't ask, but just asked, "Why did you come back so late? Who is that girl?"

"I rescued her by chance in the woods. She was said to have accidentally lost her way, and I brought her out."

Jiang Muyu nodded. "You have two more tests to take later. Let Yun Xuan take care of your wrist injury first. I will take care of this little girl."